“Presser displays her trademark capacity for expressing intellectually complex ideas in plain English. Inside Story will become a first port of call for both students and established scholars exploring just how culture is tied to violence.”—Philip Smith, Professor, Yale Center for Cultural Sociology

“Shows how easily government machines can be set up so that the people who operate them don’t see the suffering they inflict. That is the relevance of this exceedingly timely book.”—Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

“Cements Armenta’s status as an expert ethnographer working at the intersection of the sociology of critical criminology, law and society, and immigration.—Theoretical Criminology

“Sobering and heart-wrenching. A must-read for anyone wanting an update on the state of young people stuck in the deep mud that is the American class system.”—Randol Contreras, author of The Stickup Kids

“A rich, vivid ethnographic account of the barriers young people from a low-income community face; excellent for teaching. Highly recommended.”—Annette Lareau, author of Unequal Childhoods

“A much-needed roadmap to study correctional populations. This is truly a how-to book that provides practical and useful information that you will not find anywhere else.”—Edward Latessa, University of Cincinnati

“A treasure trove of essential information. A must-read book for any student, scholar, or policymaker studying criminal justice.”—Joan Petersilia, Stanford Law School